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29 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School, 0.2 miles away.

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		Phase		Ofsted
St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	0.2 mi	Primary	184	Requires improvement, 2024
Darwen Vale High SchoolAcademy sponsor led	0.4 mi	Secondary	1,039	Good, 2024
Crosshill Special SchoolAcademy special converter	0.4 mi	Special	183	Good, 2021
Avondale Primary SchoolCommunity	0.5 mi	Primary	400	Ungraded inspection, Jul 2023Last graded Good (Jun 2018)
Lower Darwen Primary SchoolCommunity	0.8 mi	Primary	382	Good, 2023
Darwen St James CofE Primary AcademyAcademy converter	1.0 mi	Primary	203	No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good
Aldridge UTC DarwenStudio schools	1.0 mi	Secondary	275	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Blackburn the Redeemer CofE PrimaryVoluntary aided	1.1 mi	Primary	416	No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding
Eden SchoolFree schools special	1.1 mi	Special	64	Good, 2023
The Heights BlackburnFree schools alternative provision	1.1 mi	Alternative provision	2	Ungraded inspection, Feb 2025Last graded Good (Sep 2014)
Holy Trinity VC SchoolVoluntary controlled	1.1 mi	Primary	119	No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; early years provision Requires improvement
St James' Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.2 mi	Primary	202	No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School BlackburnVoluntary aided	1.2 mi	Primary	180	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2
Darwen Aldridge Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led	1.2 mi	Secondary	1,036	No overall grade, 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; sixth form provision Good
Darwen Aldridge Sudell PrimaryAcademy converter	1.4 mi	Primary	167	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4
Longshaw Infant SchoolCommunity	1.4 mi	Primary	203	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6
Longshaw Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	1.4 mi	Nursery	101	Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Feb 2019)
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, DarwenVoluntary aided	1.4 mi	Primary	165	Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2015)
Turncroft Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery	1.4 mi	Nursery	58	Ungraded inspection, May 2025Last graded Outstanding (Nov 2014)
St Stephen's Tockholes CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.4 mi	Primary	56	Report card, 2026Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1
Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided	1.6 mi	Primary	240	Report card, 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5
Meadowhead Junior SchoolCommunity	1.7 mi	Primary	201	Good, 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given
Longshaw Community Junior SchoolCommunity	1.7 mi	Primary	334	Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (May 2013)
Markazul UloomOther independent	1.7 mi	Independent	26	-
Noorul UloomOther independent	1.7 mi	Independent	125	-
Meadowhead Community Infant School and NurseryCommunity	1.8 mi	Primary	169	Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Oct 2016)
St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England AcademyAcademy sponsor led	1.9 mi	Primary	182	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good
St Bede's Roman Catholic High School, BlackburnVoluntary aided	1.9 mi	Secondary	1,051	No overall grade, 2025Good in all four key judgements
Blackburn Central High SchoolAcademy converter	2.0 mi	Secondary	1,015	Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2012, previous school)

Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.

The neighbourhood

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This school's neighbourhood is among the 20% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 2 of 10).

Overall deprivation2

Income2

Employment2

Education and skills3

Health1

Crime4

Barriers to housing and services4

Living environment1

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Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.

Children in income-deprived families: 150

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